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Plutarch · c. AD 46-after 119

Life of Pompey

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Plutarch's Life of Pompey follows Pompeius Magnus, called Pompey the Great, from his youth in the civil wars of Cinna and Sulla to his murder on the Egyptian shore after the defeat at Pharsalus. It covers his wars in Africa and Spain, against the pirates and against Mithridates, his alliance with Caesar and Crassus, and the break with Caesar. It is paired with the Life of Agesilaus, and the two are followed by a comparison.

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Text
Greek original with English translation, 20 passages, about 32400 words in English.
Translator
Bernadotte Perrin (1917)
Edition
Bernadotte Perrin (ed. and trans.), Plutarch's Lives, vol. 5, Loeb Classical Library, Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, 1917 (Greek text as digitised by Perseus)
Cite as
Plutarch, Life of Pompey 1.1 (by chapter, section; Comparison: comp, chapter, section)

Contents · 20 passages

  1. 1.1–5.2Pompey's youth: Strabo's hatred, the plot against his father, the trial and Antistia1617 words
  2. 6.1–10.7Pompey raises an army for Sulla, is hailed Imperator and takes Sicily1884 words
  3. 11.1–16.6Pompey in Africa: the title Magnus, the triumph and the fall of Lepidus2309 words
  4. 17.1–21.5The war against Sertorius in Spain and the end of the slave revolt1676 words
  5. 22.1–23.4Pompey and Crassus as consuls: the tribunate restored and the knight leading his horse820 words
  6. 24.1–25.7The pirates of Cilicia raid temples and seize Romans; Gabinius' law for Pompey1080 words
  7. 26.1–30.6Pompey clears the pirates from the sea and receives the Mithridatic command1744 words
  8. 31.1–35.4Pompey replaces Lucullus: Mithridates' night defeat, Tigranes' surrender and the Amazons2345 words
  9. 36.1–39.4Pompey after Mithridates: Stratonice, the king's papers and Syria made a province1224 words
  10. 40.1–42.7Demetrius the freedman, Cato at Antioch, the death of Mithridates and Mucia's divorce1287 words
  11. 43.1–46.5Pompey's return, Cato's refusal and the triumph over three continents1373 words
  12. 47.1–50.2Pompey, Caesar and Crassus; Clodius, Cicero and the grain supply1663 words
  13. 51.1–53.7The meeting at Luca, the second consulship and the death of Julia1297 words
  14. 54.1–56.3Pompey as sole consul, his marriage to Cornelia and Caesar's request1317 words
  15. 57.1–63.2Pompey's overconfidence, Caesar crosses the Rubicon and Pompey leaves Italy2305 words
  16. 64.1–69.5Pompey gathers his forces and is driven to fight at Pharsalus2489 words
  17. 70.1–72.4The battle of Pharsalus: Crassianus' charge, the cavalry's flight and Pompey's escape1084 words
  18. 73.1–75.4Pompey's flight to Lesbos and Cornelia at Mitylene1170 words
  19. 76.1–80.6Pompey flees to Egypt, Ptolemy's council and the murder of Pompey1935 words
  20. comp.1.1–comp.5.1Comparison of Agesilaus and Pompey1776 words

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English translation by Bernadotte Perrin (1917). Original text: Bernadotte Perrin (ed. and trans.), Plutarch's Lives, vol. 5, Loeb Classical Library, Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, 1917 (Greek text as digitised by Perseus).

Greek text and translation from the Perseus Digital Library, Tufts University, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Perseus Digital Library); translation public domain. Introductions, summaries and notes © GreekMythology.com.